# Nystik-gh/ignis

Run Obsidian as a self-hosted web app. Not remote desktop, an actual web app.

Repository: https://github.com/Nystik-gh/ignis
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ignis
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-21T22:28:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 95, longevity 12
- inputs: {"age_days": 178, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: young, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1266, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.836912+00:00)

## What it is
Ignis is a self-hosted web application that runs Obsidian in a standard browser by shimming the Electron APIs Obsidian depends on, keeping vaults on the server. It ships as a Docker container that downloads Obsidian from its official source on first run.

## Use cases
- access my Obsidian vault from a browser without remote desktop
- self-host Obsidian as a web app
- run Obsidian on a home server and reach it remotely
- take notes in Obsidian from any device via the web
- replace VNC-based Obsidian remote access with a native-feeling web app

## When to choose
- you want browser access to your own Obsidian installation with a close-to-native experience
- you prefer self-hosting your vault on your own server
- VNC/remote-desktop solutions feel sluggish for remote note-taking

## When to avoid
- you need built-in authentication - Ignis has none and requires putting auth and HTTPS in front of it
- you want a fully supported, stable product - the project is new and under active development
- you need offline local-first access rather than server-hosted vaults

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, developer-tools, web-development, text-editors
- platform: self-hosted, browser
- tags: obsidian, note-taking, electron-compatibility-shim, vault, markdown, knowledge-management, docker, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- Nystik-gh/ignis (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.836912+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:45.711791+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Nystik-gh/ignis (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.836912+00:00, sha 36e17b8698b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.